More than $8 billion of the November 2018 losses stem from the fire that leveled the town of Paradise, killing 86 people and destroying roughly 15,000 homes. The other $3 billion in losses are from two Southern California wildfires that ignited the same week.
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Major amendments to the Ontario Construction Lien Act (now the Construction Act) have come into force on a rolling basis since late 2017. However the most significant will take effect on October 1, Tags: News, Canada

China has lashed out against the United States, accusing it of trying to "kill" Chinese businesses after US prosecutors indicted telecom giant Huawei on a slew of charges. Tags: China, US, Cnn, United States, Huawei

While Vale has taken steps in recent years to shield itself from state intervention, the government is still indirectly the company’s largest shareholder through a Banco do Brasil pension fund, known as Previ. As Brazil’s largest exporter and a producer of raw materials, Vale is heavily reliant on key agreements with the government like railway concessions, mining licenses, and favorable foreign policy. On Sunday, Renan Calheiros, a candidate for Senate president, tweeted that he supported the... Tags: News, Senate, Brazil, Banco Do Brasil, Vale, Previ, Renan Calheiros

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's foreign minister said Monday the country's ambassador to China was fired because he expressed views that were contrary to the federal government's position on the detention of a Chinese tech executive. Tags: News, China, Toronto, Ap, Canada

Warriors have what it takes for win streak to last past All-Star break originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com The Warriors return home this week an appreciably better team than the one that left Jan. 17 for a 12-day road trip. They are now the team the rest of the NBA had hoped would never materialize. The focus is tight, the shooting is sharp, the ball movement is dazzling, the defense is effective and, above all, spirits are soaring. Tags: News, Nba, Golden State Warriors

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s immigration agency said Monday that his country won’t accept migrants younger than 18 while they await the resolution of their U.S. asylum claims National Immigration Institute Commissioner Tonatiuh Guillen also said Mexico won’t extend the policy beyond a single border crossing, the El Chaparral crossing in Tijuana. […] Tags: News, Mexico, US, Ap, Nation, Mexico City, Tijuana, National Immigration Institute, Tonatiuh Guillen

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is currently the most important statute in the US concerning the collection and storage of biometric data. Tags: News, US, United States, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP